Two paths and the long run

5:24 PM,
Oct. 5, 2012

Written by

David M. Shribman
David M. Shribman

Had enough? Not of the candidates, the Congress or election coverage, though who could blame you if you have? Instead: Had enough of the negativism?

Voters on the left have spent the last month moaning about the negative ads by Super PACs created by the Citizens United ruling. Voters on the right have spent weeks complaining about the negative portrayal of former Gov. Mitt Romney by what they say is a liberal-leaning news media.

So with just a month of campaigning and two presidential debates remaining, let's abandon all that and put on rose-colored glasses. Let's forget the negative images ...